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America Needs Real Leaders @bengaluruamerican.bsky.social · 8h

The world should force Israel to pay for rebuilding Gaza. Why should Arabs, US or Europe pay for their barbaric actions? US should send $5B to Gaza, their annual payment to Israel until it is completely rebuilt.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 9h

This Palestinian man shed tears of joy upon finding his home in northern Gaza still standing.

Thousands of Palestinians are returning mostly to rubble in the north, following the pullback of Israeli forces under the ceasefire terms.

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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 7h

Pine martens on the move in Northern Ireland - Its great to see the ongoing recovery of the Pine Marten in the North. Hopefully Red Squirrels will benefit from their presence.
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Pine martens on the move in Northern Ireland

One of Northern Ireland's rarest native mammals have been turning up in some unusual places.

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 7h

Biden could've stopped doing him armaments...... and sending money..... just sayin'

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 9h

And 30 acts want done in a day. That took a week or even two. So the work wasn't even stopped. I reported hedge cutting in the nesting season once. And you then become a witness in a court case. Off putting is it's a neighbour.

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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 14h

A cynical person might suggest that - just as with the recent huge ecocide on the river Blackwater - nobody will ever face consequences for this www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...

Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Helen Shaw - Athena Media @athenamediaie.bsky.social · 11h

if Sheridan is keen, why not ( similar question to Maria Steen) run for election in local, national Seanad/ Dáil elections? There's lots of ways. How do you go from relatively unknown person to "I'm going for Head of State" with zero mandate? Nomination process not issue www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Nomination process needs to be looked at, says Sheridan

Former presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan has said that the presidential nomination process is not fit for purpose and needs to be looked at.

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Daryl FÉTH FÍADA Feehely 🎃 @darylfeehely.com · 1d

Catherine Connolly has no bank account.

#SmearTheBejaysis

Daryl FÉTH FÍADA Feehely 🎃 @darylfeehely.com · 2d

Catherine Connolly makes unnecessary journeys.

Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 2d

I saw Catherine Connolly watch an ambulance pass by and she didn't bless herself.

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🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly used to wrap little bits of turf in tinfoil and sell them as ten spots of hash in the campsite at Féile

#SmearTheBejaysis

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Sue @suescishaw.bsky.social · 1d

You're all missed over at X..

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 12h

An investigation has been launched after more than 30 acres of native trees over 200 years old were alleged to have been illegally felled in Co Cork.

Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 10h

You forgot rapist, pedophile

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 1d

She also borrowed my copy and never gave it back.
#Smearthebejaysus #Smearthebejaysis

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly skipped parts of Ulysses #Smearthebejaysus #Smearthebejaysis

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 10h

The Isrealis, Americans, Germans and the Brits should be made to pay reparations.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10h

Video shows the immense level of destruction left behind by Israeli forces in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City.

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Wendy Ly🎃n @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

If Red C or any of those other polling companies happened to ring my number and ask what I thought was the most serious issue facing Ireland at the moment, my reply would be: disinformation. It underlies everything.

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Wendy Ly🎃n @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

Have just seen a post on X featuring a screenshot of a house share offer in Kerry, digitally altered to say “No Irish”. The actual ad can be found online easily and of course says no such thing, but the target audience hasn’t checked and is reacting predictably.

This will only get worse.

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Green Collective @greencollective.io · 15h

Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 9% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 11% at 13:15. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 61% of demand. 0% of generation was exported, 30% of demand was met by imports.

A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 22h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · 11h

Corncrake centre-out mowing. First cut silage, probably the latest in the country. Saw a very late corncrake in the nettles before mowing started. Mowing is definitely the most stressful day in the year

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 14h

Absolutely wanton fuckery here. I'm looking forward to the inevitable "there's nothing anyone can do" response from Coillte, the gardaí, and anyone else who ought to be hunting these pricks down and reducing them to penury.

Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Ireland's Native Woodland Trust @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social · 11h

This is what we're up against. People still removing woodlands when we've already lost so much

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Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 10h

It's frightening how many there are.

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